The Batman Movie

Is A New Batman Movie Coming Soon?

Here that whirring sound? The rumor mill is a-churning once again: According to Latino-Review DC and Warners are talking about a 2019 standalone Batman film starring, and possibly even directed by, Ben Affleck.

Latino-Review writer, Umberto Gonzalez says he has an inside scoop that a standalone film is in the works and he even has a working title: "The Batman" (real original guys).

Umberto figures that the studio will have time to work on a screenplay in the summer of 2015, when Affleck is writing, starring and directing in his gangster flick, Fly By Night. Production for "The Batman" could begin in 2017 or 2018.

Umberto also postulated that the reason negotiations for Affleck's deal to play Batman took so long was because they were working in the directing deal as well. He also thinks Affleck's Oscar for Argo gives him enough clout to take on the Batman franchise.

Ben Affleck is set to star in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice League in 2016, which will feature Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and is rumored to feature several other characters from the DC world including Aquaman (potentially played by GoT's Jason Momoa), Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern, Shazam! and Sandman (potentially played by Joseph-Gordon Levitt).